Presented by Erin Mohr, Assistant Director of Elementary Education, Hamilton Southeastern Schools (IN); and April Smith, Lead Gifted and Talented Teacher for Elementary Schools, Orangeburg County School District (SC)
Moderated by Teri Laliberte, Assistant Director of Professional Learning, Great Books Foundation
Presented by Dr. Gina Fugnitto, Former Educator, Current Chief Implementation Officer, Collaborative Classroom; Dr. Taylar Wenzel, Senior Lecturer, University of Central Florida; and Dr. Analexis Kennedy, Lecturer, University of Central Florida
Presented by Dyane Smokorowski, Coordinator of Digital Literacy, Wichita Public Schools (KS)
Oral language has been overlooked in education, seen as something students would learn naturally. However, recent research shows that teaching oral language in schools lays the foundation for academic success.
Presented by Dr. Molly Ness, Literacy Specialist; and Heather Blankenship, M.Ed., Manager of Education Partnerships and State Initiatives, Learning A-Z
Presented by Anne Penn Cox, Director of Student Services and Early Learning Coordinator, Livingston Public Schools (MT); Dr. Charles Hulme, Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Education, University of Oxford; and Dawny Hill, Speech-Language Pathologist & Implementation Success Partner, OxEd & Assessment
Maybe your state reading scores show your students are below grade expectations, or teachers have noticed that as students move up in grades, they don’t have the decoding skills to read more advanced texts. As an education leader, there are a few foundational strategies you can put in place to support your staff and students.
Presented by Dr. Jana Echevarría, Professor Emerita, California State University, Long Beach
Presented by Dr. Lucy Calkins, Robinson Professor of Literacy at Teachers College, Columbia University, Founding Director at The Reading & Writing Project at Mossflower, and Senior Author of Units of Study in Writing, Reading, and Phonics; and Katy Wischow, Staff Developer, The Reading & Writing Project at Mossflower
Presented by Dr. Margarita Calderón, Professor Emerita, Johns Hopkins University; and Amanda Dobbins, Vice President of Professional Learning Services, Scholastic